Waning · 77.0% lit · ♎︎ Libra 25°
Moon age
19.4days
Moon phase on February 17, 1949Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, February 17, 1949, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 77.0% of its visible face lit, 19.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
77.0%Illumination at noon UTC
19.4 dMoon age
366,363 km227,648 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (26°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 17, 1949 is on Sunday, February 13, 1949 at 09:08 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 27, 1949 at 20:55 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, February 13, 1949 | 09:08 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, February 20, 1949 | 00:43 |
The Moon around February 17
More about this date
Thursday, February 17, 1949 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 29, 1949 to the new moon of February 27, 1949, a cycle of 29.76 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 1949, or the whole moon calendar 1949.
- The same date one year apart: 1948 · 1950.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.